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Last week, senior leaders of the Punjab Congress' feuding factions put up a show of unity, vowing to fight together in the presence of newly appointed party in-charge Sachin Pilot. (Photo: Congress)
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News18•24-09-2026, 22:22
Channi Declares Punjab Congress United for Assembly Polls: "Our Issues Are Over Now"
  • •Former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi stated the state unit is united for the upcoming Assembly elections, focusing on the larger goal to ‘save Punjab’.
  • •Channi denied any rift within the party, despite reports of his displeasure over Amarinder Singh Raja Warring's reappointment as Punjab Congress chief.
  • •The Congress party replaced Bhupesh Baghel with Sachin Pilot as Punjab in-charge to resolve internal crises before the crucial electoral battle.
  • •Channi emphasized that internal leadership questions are secondary to the urgent need to ‘save Punjab’, ‘fight for Punjabiyat’, and ‘save the youth of Punjab’.
  • •Channi criticized AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal as an ‘outsider’ and alleged that CM Bhagwant Mann ‘doesn’t know how to run the state’, comparing his leadership to ‘running a stage’.
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Key Questions Answered

Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi stated that the state unit is completely united for the upcoming Assembly elections to fight for Punjabiyat and save Punjab, dismissing reports of internal rifts.

Sachin Pilot was appointed as the new Punjab Congress general secretary in-charge, replacing former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, who was reassigned to look after Assam.

Charanjit Singh Channi criticized Bhagwant Mann by alleging that he does not know how to run the state and is still merely running a stage, claiming there is a massive difference between governance and stagecraft.

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